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# Configure the Windows taskbar
The Windows taskbar configuration using policy settings offers a range of benefits for various user scenarios. For specialized devices, it allows for a tailored user experience that can be locked down to prevent unauthorized changes, ensuring that the device serves its specific purpose efficiently. For students, a customized taskbar can provide quick access to educational tools and resources, minimizing distractions and optimizing the learning environment.
The Windows taskbar is an essential component of the Windows operating system, acting as a versatile platform for multitasking and quick access to applications and system notifications. For organizations, the ability to customize the taskbar's layout and features through policy settings is invaluable, especially in scenarios where specific roles or functions require streamlined access to certain tools and programs.
For example, students can benefit from a customized taskbar that can provide access to educational tools and resources, minimizing distractions and optimizing the learning environment.
Frontline workers, who often operate in fast-paced and dynamic settings, can benefit from a taskbar that is configured to provide immediate access to the most critical applications and functions they need. This customization can streamline workflows and enhance productivity by reducing the time spent navigating through unnecessary applications or menus.
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> **Looking for OEM information?** See [Customize the Taskbar](/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/customize-the-windows-11-taskbar).
## Configuration options
There are several options to configure the Windows taskbar.
If you need to configure a device for a single user, you can pin/unpin applications to the taskbar and rearrange them. The taskbar can be further customized from Settings. Go to **Settings** > **Personalization** > **[Taskbar](ms-settings:taskbar)**.
For advanced customizations and when you need to configure multiple devices, you can use one of the following options:
- Configuration Service Provider (CSP): commonly used for devices managed by a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution, like Microsoft Intune. CSPs can also be configured with [provisioning packages](../provisioning-packages/how-it-pros-can-use-configuration-service-providers.md#csps-in-windows-configuration-designer), which are used at deployment time or for unmanaged devices. To configure the taskbar, use the [Start Policy CSP][WIN-1]
- Group policy (GPO): used for devices that are Active Directory joined or Microsoft Entra hybrid joined, and not managed by a device management solution. Group policy can also be used for devices that aren't joined to an Active Directory domain, using the local group policy editor
> [!NOTE]
> While many of the taskbar policy settings can be configured using both CSP and GPO, there are some settings that are exclusive to one or the other. To learn about the available policy settings to configure the Start menu via CSP and GPO, see [Taskbar policy settings](policy-settings.md).
## Taskbar components
## Taskbar structure
The Windows taskbar consists of several key components that can be customized to meet the needs of different scenarios.
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1. Start menu
1. Search
1. Task view
1. Pinned and running apps. The configuration of pinned applications to the taskbar requires the use of an XML file that specifies their pinning order. To learn more about how to create and apply an XML file to configure pinned applications, see [Configure the taskbar pinned applications](pinned-apps.md)
1. Pinned and running apps
1. The *right area* cantains:
1. The system tray, which displays icons like the pen menu, touch keyboard, virtual touchpad, and any application icons that are running in the background like OneDrive, Teams, or antivirus software
1. Quick Actions
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- Search
- Cortana
- Task view
- Pinned and running apps. The configuration of pinned applications to the taskbar requires the use of an XML file that specifies their pinning order. To learn more about how to create and apply an XML file to configure pinned applications, see [Configure the taskbar pinned applications](pinned-apps.md)
- Pinned and running apps
1. The *right area* cantains:
- People
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## Configuration options
There are several options to configure the Windows taskbar.
If you need to configure a device for a single user, you can pin/unpin applications to the taskbar and rearrange them. The taskbar can be further customized from Settings. Go to **Settings** > **Personalization** > **[Taskbar](ms-settings:taskbar)**.
For advanced customizations and when you need to configure multiple devices, you can use one of the following options:
- Configuration Service Provider (CSP): commonly used for devices managed by a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution, like Microsoft Intune. CSPs can also be configured with [provisioning packages](../provisioning-packages/how-it-pros-can-use-configuration-service-providers.md#csps-in-windows-configuration-designer), which are used at deployment time or for unmanaged devices. To configure the taskbar, use the [Start Policy CSP][WIN-1]
- Group policy (GPO): used for devices that are Active Directory joined or Microsoft Entra hybrid joined, and not managed by a device management solution. Group policy can also be used for devices that aren't joined to an Active Directory domain, using the local group policy editor
> [!NOTE]
> While many of the taskbar policy settings can be configured using both CSP and GPO, there are some settings that are exclusive to one or the other. To learn about the available policy settings to configure the Start menu via CSP and GPO, see [Taskbar policy settings](policy-settings.md).
## Next steps
In the next sections, you can learn more about the options available to configure Start menu settings using the Configuration Service Provider (CSP) and Group Policy (GPO):

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## Next steps
The configuration of pinned applications to the taskbar requires the use of an XML file that specifies their pinning order. To learn more about how to create and apply an XML file to configure pinned applications, see [Configure the taskbar pinned applications](pinned-apps.md).